BERK-04F7D2: Sandford St Martin: Mesolithic microliths

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LITHIC IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: BERK-04F7D2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Three Mesolithic microliths made from a bluish-grey flint with one example being covered in a thick white patina. All three examples have retouch restricted to the dorsal laterals only and all have a roughly triangular cross section. The combined weight of these small tools is 1.6gms.

Notes:

Diagnostic Mesolithic tools, these flints are part of a small assemblage dating from the late Mesolithic to early Neolithic period.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: AD 4500
Date to: AD 3500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 3
Weight: 1.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 5th June 1970 - Thursday 5th June 1980

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2009 98

Materials and construction

Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: West Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Sandford St. Martin (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP4227
Four figure Latitude: 51.939925
Four figure longitude: -1.390447
1:25K map: SP4227
1:10K map: SP42NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Butler, C.	2005	Prehistoric Flintwork	Stroud	The History Press

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Recording Institution: BERK
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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